The Bernard Madoff “Ponzi Scheme” scandal was the biggest and lasted the longest financial fraud in the history of the US. Bernard Madoff was a financial adviser‚ and also the former chairman of the NADAQ. He established his investment firm named “Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC” in 1960. The Madoff Fraud is a typical “Ponzi Scheme”‚ in order to attract investors to give money to him‚ he convinced people to hand over their life saving‚ and promised them high returns rate‚ and then he
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stated that the bank knew that the information which was provided would have been showed to potential investors In the case court maintained that the person‚ to whom the bank provided the relevant information could be identified and are part of a calculable group. And in the second case (1983) court says‚ there is no need for the professional to know either who the third parties are. The professional’s negligent performance must have determined the plaintiff’s decision which eventually led him to suffer
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WORKING PAPER Auditor Independence: An Examination Independence Risk Factors and Mitigating Factors on Auditor Judgment Barbara M. Vinciguerra Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies Auditor Independence: An Examination Independence Risk Factors and Mitigating Factors on Auditor Judgment Abstract Professional standards require auditors to be independent in the performance of attestation services. Critics of the accounting profession have expressed concern
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William Harvey proved that the purpose of the heart is to pump blood‚ physiologists have revealed the functional organization of the body in blinding detail. Their discoveries demonstrate beyond question that the structure of the body serves survival and reproduction. Further‚ there is near unanimity among biologists that this functional structure is a product of natural selection. In our century‚ psychologists have developed powerful techniques that conclusively demonstrate that cognition‚ too‚ has
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RESEARCH METHOD IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Social Psychology: The way we perceive ourselves in relation to the rest of the world plays an important role in our choices‚ behaviours and beliefs. Conversely‚ the opinions of others also impact our behaviour and the way we view ourselves. Social psychology is a branch of psychology concerned with how social phenomena influence us and how people interact with others. Social psychology is the scientific study of how people’s thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviours
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Defining Applied Linguistics and its scope Applied linguistics it seems to be a not very easy concept to define‚ because many people would think different things when it comes to applied linguistics. Indeed‚ for many years those who carry out applied linguistics seem do not agree upon a universal definition. However‚ what it is true for all of them is the fact that there is a gap that needs to be filled in terms of defining applied linguistics. The definition of the problem is probably due to
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the Century: The Case of Bernard Madoff December 2008 Case Study 11 Maria E. Delgado Madoff Ponzi Scheme Bernard Madoff took his investors for $65 billion over the course of nearly two decades. His list of victims includes billionaires‚ celebrities‚ individual investors‚ banks‚ and charities. His scheme was revealed when he confessed in March 2009‚ when he pleading guilty to the charges against him‚ and was then sentenced to 150 years in prison. Madoff was successful for so long because
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Case Study 2.3 Bernie Madoff and the Biggest Swindle in History Discussion Probes‚ p. 73 1. What unhealthy motivations drove Madoff to defraud investors and betray his friends? The motivation is selfishness. This is based on noted greed (extravagant lifestyle and the need to continuously take more money)‚ narcissism (feeling of entitlement and ignoring welfare of others)‚ and Machiavellianism (manipulation of others for self-gain‚ creating positive impressions while he gets what he wants).
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Conversely‚ Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) was developed by B.F. Skinner and is a science devoted to the understanding and improvement of human behavior (Cooper‚ Heron‚ & Heward 2007‚ p. 3). Skinner reasoned that operant behaviors are influenced by stimulus changes that have followed the behavior in the past and used the basic principles of operant behavior to develop the empirical foundation for applied behavioral analysis (Cooper et al.‚ 2007‚ p. 10. Applied Behavioral Analysis postulates a
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played by professional auditors in Uganda Auditing is the independent examination of financial statements and the underlying books of account so as to form an opinion on whether they are prepared in all material aspects in accordance with the financial reporting framework. Such reporting framework includes International Accounting Standards (IAS)‚ the Companies Act Cap 110 (for Uganda) and any other relevant legislation. This is however carried out by a person termed as auditor. Internal Audit‚ Internal
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